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Anthem, Inc.

Anthem, Inc. notified California AG on Oct 28, 2021 of a data breach, which occurred on Aug 3, 2021. Data exposed: Financial / bank account, Medical / health information, Date of birth, Postal address, Name.

All 4 filings by Anthem, Inc., state by state · Case file (dates, days to notice against the statute, what the letter offers, prior incidents)

Organization
Anthem, Inc.
Source
California AG · source record
Date reported
Oct 28, 2021
Date(s) of breach
Tuesday, August 3, 2021
Residents affected
Not published by this source
Data exposed
Financial / bank account Medical / health information Date of birth Postal address Name
Notice letter
Sample notice (PDF)
Discovered
Aug 16, 2021, as stated in the letter
"We learned on August 16, 2021 that a physical break in occurred at an Anthem vendor’s office on August 3, 2021."
Days to notice
73 days from discovery (Aug 16, 2021) to the California record (Oct 28, 2021). Statute: 30 days from discovery or notification of the breach (Cal. Civ. Code § 1798.82). Over the statutory period
Offered in the letter
credit or identity monitoring through Experian
Third party
The letter attributes the incident to a vendor or service provider
First seen by BreachTally
2026-10-30 16:05 UTC

Dates and counts as filed by the organization with the agency. The breach window and the report date often differ by months.

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Other filings by Anthem, Inc.

OrganizationSourceStateReportedResidents affectedData exposed
Anthem, Inc. on behalf of its affiliated covered entities California AG CA Dec 31, 2021 Not published Health insurancePostal addressName
Anthem, Inc. California AG CA Oct 15, 2021 Not published Social Security numberFinancial / bank accountHealth insuranceDate of birth+3
Anthem, Inc. California AG CA Feb 13, 2015 Not published Social Security numberFinancial / bank accountMedical / health informationHealth insurance+3

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